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Appendix 2
Master’s Degree Programme
Admission Requirements and Rules
The application
Assessment criteria
The admission interview
Graduates from Kolding School of Design’s Bachelor Programme are automatically accepted
to the Master’s Degree Programme. Other applicants seeking admission to the Master’s
Degree Programme are only admitted if there are vacant student places and the applicants
meet the following entry requirements:
A. The applicant must have a degree from an accredited institution
B. The applicant must pass the home assignment
C. The applicant must receive a positive evaluation on the application and the
admission interview
The application must include the application form (available on the web or at the
Administration Office), copy of diploma and, if applicable, proof of English language test. The
annual deadline for application is 15 April; classes start early September the year the
application is submitted. If the applicant has not passed the qualifying examination by the
admission application deadline, the diploma must be forwarded to Kolding School of Design
as soon as it is received by the applicant.
The home assignment is available on the web page at a certain date. The date will be
evident from a letter that will be sent to all applicants meeting the entry requirements. The
applicant has about two weeks to answer the assignment, which will subsequently be
assessed by a design professional panel.
Applicant names will be replaced by participant numbers ensuring impartial and anonymous
assessment of assignments.
For the home assignment a design professional panel will assess and evaluate the applicant
on the following attributes:
Talent and personal development potential
Ability to investigate and record at an advanced level
Ability to apply the methods and tools of the design field at an advanced level
Ability to identify problems and challenges within the field of design
Ability to demonstrate one’s own potential
The applicant must forward a portfolio when submitting the home assignment.
Upon positive evaluation of the application the applicant will be invited to attend an
admission interview. Shortly after, the applicant will be informed whether or not the applicant
is admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme.
The admission interview lasts approx 30 minutes and is based on the applicant’s home
assignment and portfolio. The interview takes place at Kolding School of Design. The design
professionals assess the applicant based on the following attributes:
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Qualifying exams
Results
Foreign applicants
Ability to combine theory and practice
Ability to analyse and apply practical and theoretical perspectives to one’s own
design solutions
Ability to perform an objective evaluation of theory and method
Ability to set individual and professional objectives
Applicants with the following exams will be considered:
Graduates from Kolding School of Design’s Bachelor Programme (who did not
continue directly on to the Master’s Degree Programme)
Graduates from The Danish Design School’s Bachelor Programme
Graduates with a bachelor from the design departments of the architectural schools
Graduates from the Advanced Programme at TEKO – “Industrial Design”
Foreign applicants with courses that award bachelor credit or basic design
programme credit from design universities/schools
All applicants will receive a letter informing them of the result of their admission test.
Eventually, the student places will be awarded to the most qualified applicants among those
applicants who have passed the admission test. Passing the admission test is not a
guarantee that the applicant is admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme.
The number of admissions to the Master’s Degree Programme varies from year to year
depending on the number of internal students from the Bachelor Programme who want to
continue directly on to the Master’s Degree Programme. Kolding School of Design graduates
are given first priority.
Foreign applicants who do not have Danish or another Nordic language as part of their
qualifying exam are encouraged to sign up for Danish language classes at a language
school during their studies.
Furthermore, foreign students who do not come from the Nordic countries or an English
speaking country must pass the IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 or the TOEFL test
with a minimum score of 575 on the paper-based test or 88 on the internet-based test.
The Master’s Degree Programme is free for applicants from the EU or EEA countries. For
other applicants, the tuition fee amounts to € 10,700 per study year (2010 figure).
All admitted applicants must expect to pay for their materials.
Applicants who already have a Master’s degree will only be accepted if there are vacant
student places.
If special considerations must be taken into account, the applicant may apply for exemption
from the qualifying exam and Master’s degree rule. The application must be in writing and be
substantiated and any relevant documentation must be enclosed. The Student
Administration will process the application.
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Additional rules of admission
Deadline for appeal
Deadline for submission of the exemption application is also 15 April. However, it is
beneficial for both the school and the applicant if the exemption application is received and
processed prior to the admission application deadline.
Kolding School of Design will make special considerations for certain types of disabilities.
Applications for special considerations must be attached to the admission application along
with all necessary documentation. This application must be received no later than 15 April.
Appeal option
If the applicant wishes to appeal Kolding School of Design’s decision regarding the
applicant’s application for admission to the Master’s Degree Programme, the applicant can
file an appeal with the school. The appeal must be well justified and must be addressed to
the rector. The school will consider the appeal, and the appellant will receive a written
response.
In cases involving legal matters, Kolding School of Design’s admission decision can be
brought before the Danish Ministry of Culture. Decisions involving academic considerations
cannot be appealed to a higher jurisdiction. The appeal must be submitted to the school, and
the school will write a statement, which the appellant will be given at least one week to
respond to. The school will forward the appeal to the Ministry enclosing the school’s
response and any comments by the appellant.
The deadline for appeal is two weeks from the day the appellant receives the decision.